Tropics slideshow (warning - many images!) - General Tiki

T Tangaroa Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1566	T Tangaroa Posted posted on Fri, Jul 22, 2005 10:33 AM OK - slide show part three..... Here are some photos I took of the Tropics in Indio in March of this year. I wasn't sure about it being worth the stop (we were driving to Arizona) - so I asked Humuhumu if it was worth it - she wasn't sure.... On the Friday before we left, I called them & an Indian (India - not Native American) sounding chap said (after I asked if any tikis remain) "No - we dunt have those anymore." But it was close to the freeway, so I figured what the hell & we stopped there on the way back. It is located by the train tracks, along a strip of slightly seedy looking (and partially deserted) restaurants & motels... But that awesome sign is still there & we pulled in... well - it has most of it's "50's" look preserved - but still feels shabby at the same time... One tiki remains - but it's a really nice one....It may be one of the old Ed Crissman tikis. so we pull in - and I ask an older lady, "Are you the manager & may I take some pictures...?" She says "Ohhhhh - I better ask the owner" and goes into the (locked up tight by the way) lobby.... The whole thing is starting to have a weird vibe to it - and my wife & kid are waiting in the car.... So, I start to hear shouting back & forth & an Indian man (probably the same from the phone) comes out - "Why do you want to take picture????" "Ummmm - well. See I like tikis & uhhh tiki central & uhhhhh some people might stay here if I do and uhh......" "OK - but dunt take too many!!!!" "No problem - thanks!" The (who I suppose to be the manager) disappears. So then I ask the lady for any brochures - she has none, but she gets me a business card - but won't open the lobby - so I shoot through the window. There seems to be a wall mask.. but the window is pretty greasy - so the pictures aren't too great. At this point I proceed to photo document the whole place... as I feel the creepy vibe coming back... Here's the pool - a sadder specimen I've not seen... There was a man there languidly pushing some sort of net through it - he seemed comatose.... then I'm taking pictures at the top of the 2nd floor... and the manager starts screaming at me from within the office... "YOU GO NOW!!! I TOLD YOU!!!!!! TOO MANY PICTURE!!!! YOU GO NOW!!!!!" I yell "Honey! Start the car!" & we got outta there quick..... The end. Some good pix though. Part 4 on Monday.... [ Edited by: Tangaroa 2005-07-22 10:35 ]

OK - slide show part three.....

Here are some photos I took of the Tropics in Indio in March of this year. I wasn't sure about it being worth the stop (we were driving to Arizona) - so I asked Humuhumu if it was worth it - she wasn't sure....

On the Friday before we left, I called them & an Indian (India - not Native American) sounding chap said (after I asked if any tikis remain) "No - we dunt have those anymore."
But it was close to the freeway, so I figured what the hell & we stopped
there on the way back.

It is located by the train tracks, along a strip of slightly seedy looking (and partially deserted) restaurants & motels...
But that awesome sign is still there & we pulled in...

well - it has most of it's "50's" look preserved - but still feels shabby at
the same time...

One tiki remains - but it's a really nice one....It may be one of the old Ed Crissman tikis.

so we pull in - and I ask an older lady, "Are you the manager & may I take
some pictures...?" She says "Ohhhhh - I better ask the owner" and goes into the (locked up tight by the way) lobby.... The whole thing is starting to have a weird vibe to it - and my wife & kid are waiting in the car....

So, I start to hear shouting back & forth & an Indian man (probably the same from the phone) comes out - "Why do you want to take picture????"

"Ummmm - well. See I like tikis & uhhh tiki central & uhhhhh some people
might stay here if I do and uhh......"

"OK - but dunt take too many!!!!"

"No problem - thanks!"

The (who I suppose to be the manager) disappears.

So then I ask the lady for any brochures - she has none, but she gets me a business card -

but won't open the lobby - so I shoot through the window. There seems to be a wall mask.. but the window is pretty greasy - so the pictures aren't too great.